Karabair
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- Russian: Karabairskaya
- Qarabair
- Uzbekistan
- northern Tajikistan
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| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 136 |
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The Karabair (Uzbek: Qorabayir, Kazakh: Qarabaıyr; Tajik: қаробоҳирӣ, Ķaroboḩirī; Russian: Карабаирская) is a long-established horse breed from Central Asia, and particularly from Uzbekistan and northern Tajikistan.[5]: 290 It results from the cross-breeding of desert horses of Arabian or Turkmene type from the south with steppe horses from the north. It is a small, agile and versatile horse that can be used for riding or driving.[6]: 84 It is well suited to local horse sports, and especially to the Central Asian game, kokpar.[5]: 291 It is also used for meat and milk production; the milk may be made into kumis.[3]
In 2003, a total population of 138,400 Karabair horses were reported by Uzbekistan.[4]
